Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers under 300# had a lot of interest and sold 50.00-75.00 higher; feeder steers over 300# sold 15.00- 30.00 higher; feeder heifers sold 4.00-35.00 higher ; feeder calf groups were reported as #1-2s , #2-3s ; and weaned groups were reported as added value ; slaughter cows sold 1.00-4.00 lower ; slaughter bulls sold firmer to 2.00 higher

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $397.75/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 5 of 27 comparable sales and sits −30.63 against this barn's trailing median of $428.38.

Average price

$397.75

17 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,199

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$203

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2

$60.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.60

vs MS average

−18.78 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	540	418.80	2,261	5thin
Medium and Large 1	555	395.21	2,193	10thin
Medium and Large 2	575	357.82	2,057	2thin

One grade step is worth $60.98/cwt here — about $203 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

27 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $482.74, low $360.58, median $428.38 across 27 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale17 hd

397.75

—

MS average12 barns · 352 hd

392.15

+5.60

National average140 barns · 6,808 hd

416.53

−18.78

This barn, trailing median27 sales

428.38

−30.63

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,825	204.49	3,732	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,515	167.94	2,544	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,204	164.37	1,978	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	155.46	1,593	14

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,042	$3,247	18
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	720	$1,900	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	850	$1,984	8

Every lot, as filed

61 lots · USDA AMS · Lucedale Stockyard - Lucedale, MS

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	395.76/cwt	360.00–428.00	1,880	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	418.92/cwt	402.00–434.00	1,780	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	394.86/cwt	370.00–417.50	2,073	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,205	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,310	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	223	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,193	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,833	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	638	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	340.21/cwt	320.00–359.00	2,296	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	457.69/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,487	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	357.82/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,057	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	419.91/cwt	397.00–440.00	1,575	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	399.98/cwt	380.00–417.50	1,500	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	330.07/cwt	315.00–344.00	2,063	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	391.63/cwt	380.00–402.00	1,664	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	2,228	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,577	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	720	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	343	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,458	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	320.18/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,161	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	342.79/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,142	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	404.46/cwt	390.00–417.50	1,921	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	359.91/cwt	337.00–380.00	1,350	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	2,268.24/head	1,525.00–2,775.00	2,268	6
Stock Cows	Medium 1Fancy	—	850	1,984.41/head	1,250.00–2,385.00	1,984	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	155.46/cwt	142.00–165.00	1,593	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	167.94/cwt	163.00–172.50	2,544	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	167.76/cwt	163.00–172.00	2,139	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	155.90/cwt	148.00–161.50	1,598	4
Bulls	—	—	1,825	204.49/cwt	188.00–216.00	3,732	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	414.79/cwt	400.00–427.50	1,348	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	401.23/cwt	397.00–405.00	1,705	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	238.50/cwt	238.50–238.50	1,128	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	397	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,707	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	394.18/cwt	392.00–396.00	1,084	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	303.75/cwt	295.00–312.50	2,187	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	589.68/cwt	565.00–600.00	1,669	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,484	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	424.29/cwt	387.00–457.00	1,591	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	355.29/cwt	342.00–367.50	2,043	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	319.51/cwt	305.00–333.00	2,157	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	523.02/cwt	480.00–560.00	1,700	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	514.96/cwt	490.00–535.00	1,159	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	377.51/cwt	364.00–390.00	2,359	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	443.84/cwt	437.00–450.00	2,108	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	402.67/cwt	372.00–430.00	1,711	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	506.99/cwt	495.00–517.50	1,901	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	383.78/cwt	377.00–390.00	2,207	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,123	217.46/cwt	211.00–224.00	2,442	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,577	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	565.23/cwt	545.00–600.00	1,786	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	3,736.36/head	3,000.00–4,200.00	3,736	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	362.80/cwt	347.00–377.50	2,449	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	357.55/cwt	344.00–370.00	2,056	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,390	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	374.39/cwt	360.00–387.50	1,966	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	371.84/cwt	365.00–378.00	1,766	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,354	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	412.36/cwt	393.00–430.00	2,165	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	504.06/cwt	485.00–520.00	1,386	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	427.08/cwt	421.00–432.50	1,815	8

How this sale compares

Mississippi weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Mississippi auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Lucedale Stockyard - Lucedale, MS

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USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jackson, MS (LS-JK)

Feeder CattleReceipts 360Last week 370Year ago 293

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 71Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 51Year ago 53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	480.00–560.00	523.02
8	350–400	375	387.00–457.00	424.29
8	400–450	425	372.00–430.00	402.67
12	450–500	475	360.00–428.00	395.76
8	500–550	525	370.00–417.50	394.86
6	550–600	575	342.00–367.50	355.29
4	650–700	675	305.00–333.00	319.51
2	700–750	720	295.00–312.50	303.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	223	535.00	535.00
4	300–350	343	425.00	425.00
3	400–450	415	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	490.00–535.00	514.96
4	250–300	275	485.00–520.00	504.06
4	300–350	325	455.00–460.00	457.69
6	400–450	425	402.00–434.00	418.92
6	450–500	475	365.00–378.00	371.84
8	500–550	525	360.00–387.50	374.39
2	550–600	575	344.00–370.00	357.55
4	650–700	675	320.00–359.00	340.21
1	700–750	700	315.00	315.00
2	1100–1150	1,123	211.00–224.00	217.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	476	385.00	385.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	375	380.00–417.50	399.98
8	400–450	425	380.00–402.00	391.63
4	600–650	625	315.00–344.00	330.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	275	392.00–396.00	394.18
6	300–350	325	400.00–427.50	414.79
4	350–400	375	337.00–380.00	359.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	397	430.00	430.00
2	450–500	473	238.50	238.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	533	418.00	418.00
2	550–600	550	420.00	420.00
7	600–650	616	388.00	388.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	638	390.00	390.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	425	421.00–432.50	427.08
6	450–500	475	390.00–417.50	404.46
2	550–600	575	350.00–365.00	357.82
2	600–650	625	335.00–350.00	342.79
2	650–700	675	315.00–325.00	320.18
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	375	397.00–440.00	419.91
4	400–450	425	397.00–405.00	401.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	283	565.00–600.00	589.68
3	300–350	316	545.00–600.00	565.23
2	350–400	375	495.00–517.50	506.99
4	450–500	475	437.00–450.00	443.84
4	500–550	525	393.00–430.00	412.36
6	550–600	575	377.00–390.00	383.78
6	600–650	625	364.00–390.00	377.51
8	650–700	675	347.00–377.50	362.80
1	750–800	775	332.50	332.50
1	800–850	845	294.00	294.00
1	850–900	880	267.50	267.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	720	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	925	1,525.00–2,775.00	2,268.24
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,100	3,000.00–4,200.00	3,736.36
Stock Cows — Medium 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	8	—	850	1,250.00–2,385.00	1,984.41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,025	142.00–165.00	155.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,515	163.00–172.50	167.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,275	163.00–172.00	167.76
4	—	1,025	148.00–161.50	155.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,825	188.00–216.00	204.49

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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